This was an email I recieved from my uncle in the tech industry...enjoy...
Help Feed Freelance A/V Techs
It's just not right. Hundreds of A/V technicians in our very own city are living at or just below a six-figure
income. And if that wasn't bad enough, many of them may go several weeks or months without a paycheck
if they are forced by NABET to labor dispute.
But now you can help. For about three hundred dollars a day (that's less than the price of a 25" television
set) you can help keep a A/V technician
economically viable during their time of need.
Three hundred dollars a day may not seem like a lot of money to you, but to an A/V technician, it could mean
the difference between fly-fishing in Florida or a Mediterranean cruise.
For you, three hundred dollars is nothing more than a car payment or credit card bill. But to an A/V
technician, three hundred dollars a day will almost cover his or her day-rate.
Three hundred dollars a day will enable a A/V technician to upgrade his or her home computer, buy that new
100" television set, trade in the 6 month old Jeep Grand Cherokee for a BMW M3 or enjoy a dinner (with
champagne) at Vini Vidi Vici.
"HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?"
Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the A/V tech you sponsor. Detailed information
about his or her stocks, bonds, 401K, and real-estate holdings will be mailed to your home. You will be able
to watch your A/V Technician's net worth grow. You'll also get detailed information on how they chose to
invest their 1.2 million dollar lump sum they get upon their retirement AND about the financials on the dotcoms
they start while on strike.
"HOW WILL THEY KNOW I'M HELPING?"
Your A/V technician will be told that he or she has a SPECIAL FRIEND that just wants to help. Although
the A/V technician won't know your name, he or she will be able to make collect calls to your home via a
special operator in case they need more funds.
I want to help!! In the event of a labor dispute by the freelance A/V technicians, I would like to sponsor the
crewmember listed below. I would like to sponsor (circle your selection/s):
___VIDEO ENGINEER ___THE ENTIRE CREW ___TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
___RIGGER ___PROJECTIONIST ___LIGHTING DIRECTOR
___ COMPUTER/IT PERSON ___AUDIO ENGINEER ___Apply my donation to crewmember most in need.
Please charge the account listed below $326.25 per day (or $350.29 per day for AUDIO ENGINEERS) for
the duration of the labor dispute. Please send me a picture of the crew member I have sponsored, along with
a set of "tweakers" and my very own engraved set of BNC barrels (while supplies last)
ACT NOW and receive a 6-pack of used Sharpies and a half-roll of board tape.
<> Mastercard <> Visa <> American Express <> Diner's Club <> Delta
Card <> Discover Card
Account Number:________________________________
Exp. Date:_____________________________________
Signature:_____________________________________
Send Completed Forms to the FRIENDS OF FREELANCERS
Or, Enroll By Phone: (97X)-988-3188
Note: Sponsors agree not to contact the crewmember sponsored or their families in person or by other means
including, but not limited to, phone calls, letters, email, or third parties. Contributions made are not tax
deductible. In the event of no labor dispute action taken, sponsors agree to a one-time processing charge of
$500.00 to cover administration costs of this program.
This spoof in no way indicates the opinions of any A/V technician, production company, equipment supplier,
NABET or credit card processing center in the Atanta area or beyond.
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